Getting close to the Verdon river

Visiting pervious places has us reminiscing over our past year…
How we began this journey and how much we have discovered along the way.
Back in Buis-les- Baronnies feels welcoming. I recall the tentative beginnings into our new adventures and Buis- les-Baronnies worked so well for us last year.
Back to Baume Rousse, Staint Léger, Staint Julien and this time more days in the Les Dentelles de Montmirail.

Checking out Buis-Les-Baronnies

The latter with a lovely spot by the vineyards to rest for the night.
Chaîne du Clapis has some lovely 2-3 pitched routes but some of the single routes felt wildly graded.
The village of Beaumes-de-Venise  is a delight for the vine enthusiast.

Robin on the Via Ferrara St Julian 

We are fast approaching the end of April….
A couple of London friends are heading to Verdon for the first time.
Pilar and Julian have a weeks holiday and are hoping for a warm climate and some challenging climbs.
A chance for Robin to flex his climbing muscle and enjoy some more difficult routes.

Looking down the Verdon Gorge

May sneaks up on us and we head to the Verdon gorge to meet up with Pilar and Julian, though the weather is a little chilly even with a dusting of snow on the hills.
The boys work out which routes they are itching to do while Pilar and I go exploring the many works around the gorge.

Checking out the view with Pilar at Mont Chiran observatory

Our walks take us to parts of the gorge that are previously undiscovered by past trips to Verdon and I enjoy seeing it from a different perspective.
The week flies by and soon its goodbye to our friends, I'm sure they'll be back to Verdon....

Les Chauvets walk

Robin finds a few more partners to climb the more difficult routes and we climb a few fun routes together. Its a happy balance and life in Verdon fills us with peace and tranquility.

Julian coming up Tout Coeur

A week of climbing done!

Its now been over a year since we packed up and left our jobs and hit the road... There has been a learning curve but now I think we're both calmer more relaxed people.
We still have our moments and wouldn't be human without them, perhaps we're coping with them better.

Me and Robin sharing our memories